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Taklong Island

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Adjacent bodies of water
  
Panay Gulf

Municipality
  
Nueva Valencia

Adjacent body of water
  
Panay Gulf

Region
  
Western Visayas

Province
  
Guimaras

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Rumagangrang cave near taklong island


Taklong Island is the main island of the Taklong Island National Marine Reserve located in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, off the southern end of the island of Guimaras, in the West Visayas of the Philippines. It has a marine research lab run by the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) of nearby Iloilo Province. The only population on the island is the one family employed as caretakers of the island. There are also UPV staff, including the security guards who rotate on and off the island.

Contents

Map of Taklong Island, Nueva Valencia, Philippines

Takong Island was affected by the Guimaras Oil Spill of 2006.

Part 3 taklong island


References

Taklong Island Wikipedia